Gu Yanzhang had just been interrupted by Ji Qingling like this, and he had long lost his initial certainty, Ji Qingling saw that he looked a little worried, and hurriedly stood up and said to Liao's sister-in-law: "Sister-in-law, I don't want my brother to be someone else's family, I can embroider, I can support the family!" ”

She blocked Gu Yanzhang behind her, looking like if you go further, I will be in a hurry with you.

Sister-in-law Liao suddenly couldn't get off the stage, she knew that it was useless to worry about a little girl with Ji Qingling, so she set her eyes on Gu Yanzhang, and complained: "The day before yesterday, I came to look for me, I asked for a lot, if it wasn't for the Xie family's urgent need for a literate person, I wouldn't accept you, and I also opened a high price, you go out and ask, is there anyone who is willing to give this price?" Now I have agreed with the Xie family, it cost 20 yuan just to ask someone to write the deed paper, you are good, there is another moth here, but you are not playing me? ”

can be a tooth person, in the bottom, more or less capable. Ji Qingling had no intention of turning her face with this tooth woman, so she hurriedly took out a purse from her arms, handed it over, and explained: "Sister-in-law Liao, I'm not sensible, my brother is anxious, I haven't thought about it for a while, don't be angry." And he said, "This is the purse I embroidered a few years ago, so I will accompany you, and I will talk to you after a few days when I settle down." ”

Sister-in-law Liao stretched out her hand and pinched it, the purse was empty, and when she looked down, there were a few rich peonies embroidered on it, the embroidery was outstanding, and the patterns were also beautiful, and the silk thread was a high-end product at a glance, with a few peony petals and even gold threads.

This purse has been sold for at least hundreds of dollars. Although she was still angry, she also knew that if the deed paper was not signed, she would not be able to move. Some time ago, the yamen was obsessed with children's trading, and the people of Jixian County were relatively simple, and they didn't dare to make too much trouble, so they had to scold a few more words.

Ji Qingling apologized softly, and her words were softer than cotton, and she only praised Liao's sister-in-law to the sky, and put high hats on each other's heads one by one. She used to be bedridden for a long time, in order to coax her family to comfort, the rest of her ability is not good, that mouth can really turn the sky, but now it is just a small test, and she coaxes Liao's sister-in-law to look a lot better.

When she dragged Gu Yanzhang to say goodbye and go out, the two sides had already released their suspicions, and Ji Qingling said with a smile: "Sister-in-law, I don't need to send it, I won't have to trouble you to find a place to live in a while." ”

There are only a few bustling markets in Jixian County, and the largest pawnshop is not far from here, the two of them went out of the gate, and Ji Qingling pulled Gu Yanzhang straight to the pawnshop.

Gu Yanzhang was still entangled, he couldn't make up his mind, but Ji Qingling knew in her heart, she knew that it was inevitable to judge people by their appearance in the world, so when she entered the pawnshop, she didn't want to be greeted, she gently put the jade pendant on the stage, pushed it over, and said, "Little brother, how much is this jade pendant worth?" ”

The jade pendant is a treasure of the Li family when they made their fortune, the merchant Aiji, and it is inlaid with red gold. Ji Qingling used to dislike the red gold cheesiness, but now she is very happy. It is said that gold has a price, jade is priceless, and jade is not easy to value, but as long as you have eyes, you can see that gold can be used as a lot of money.

Sure enough, the pawnshop guy only took a closer look at Yu Pei, and then shouted a big palm.

After carefully studying it for a long time, he first asked about the origin, and saw that Ji Qingling answered like a stream, although he was dressed plainly, he looked like everyone was born, and he also knew a little. It was expected that these two should be Yanzhou people who had fled, and the price was particularly confident, so he smiled and offered the price: "Eighty taels for life, and two hundred and thirty taels for death." ”

This price is low, but the pawnshop is originally a slaughter, and it is almost this number to go to other homes. Ji Qingling calculated, and said crisply: "Death." ”

Gu Yanzhang immediately pulled her sleeve and persuaded: "If you don't live it, in case the Li family will miss the old favor in the future......"

Listening to her death, he opened the ticket in the blink of an eye, he was afraid that it would change later, so he hurriedly pushed out the ink and deed paper as the ticket, and said, "The girl signed and pressed the seal." ”

Ji Qingling turned his head and said with a smile: "Fifth Brother Gu, I don't like to be a businesswoman, if you get ahead in your studies, can you help me find a good family?" I don't want to be a good student, why should I suffer that hardship. As he spoke, he dipped his thumb in the ink and put it on the deed paper, and Baoyu immediately changed hands.

The jade is of good quality, inlaid with red gold and color, and the carving is also beautiful, and the pawnshop can at least increase the price by more than ten times. After earning this handful, the palm of his hand was polite, and he asked with a smile: "Does the little girl want to exchange for silver?" ”

Death is two hundred and thirty taels, if it is an ordinary person, as long as this money is saved, it has been many years without worrying about food and clothing. But if you want Gu Yanzhang to enter the subject exam, not to mention the cultivation of the upper academy, just the pen, ink, paper, and inkstone book is enough for two people to drink a pot.

Ji Qingling exchanged the silver ticket and broken the silver, exchanged some copper coins, divided the money into two parts, collected some points from each person, and left the pawnshop.

The jade pendant should be neat, the matter has come to this point, and it is useless to think about it. Gu Yanzhang is not a slimy person, and as long as there is a choice, who wants to be a person. Now that Ji Qingling has made a choice, although he is ashamed, he is also secretly relieved.

Ji Qingling saw that he was silent, and she knew that the other party was in a complicated mood, so she didn't ask much, but said: "Fifth Brother Gu, let's rent a small house in the county to live, it's convenient for you to go to school, and it's convenient for us to get a letter, and when Yanzhou recovers and settles down, we will set off and go back." ”

Gu Yanzhang nodded and said cautiously: "I will study for a long time." ”

The two went back to find Liao's sister-in-law, and rented a house in the county that day, Ji Qingling gave enough money to the Chinese, and Liao's sister-in-law saw that she was interested, and also sold it well, only to give a few hundred more Wen, so she asked the upper family to keep everything as an addition.

In the evening, the two finally had a shelter from the wind and rain.

Gu Yanzhang held the key in his hand and looked around at this small room, only to feel that all this was so unreal.

This house is inferior to what his family used to live in, and the furniture is shabby, and the layout of the house is messy and abnormal, but Gu Yanzhang only thinks that even if it is an immortal residence, it is nothing more than that.

He helped the stool under his feet, this stool was extremely rough, and the tung oil was only hastily brushed, and it was still a little prickly to the touch, but Gu Yanzhang showed a satisfied smile. He sat down, quietly straightened his feet, and said to Ji Qingling on the side: "I live in the room in the north, and you live in the south room." ”

The house in the north is windy, and this house naturally will not have any earth dragons, and when the north wind blows, it is impossible to say that it will be frozen. Ji Qingling knew that he deliberately left a warmer room for himself, and he didn't refuse, so he went in to clean up and do it.